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The Simple Harmonic Motion lab uses a spring-mass system to investigate relationships between the spring constant, mass, amplitude of oscillation, and period of oscillation for a mass on a spring. ...
Asteroid Capture uses Newton's Laws of Universal Gravitation to simulate the motions of the Earth and an asteroid in 3D. Try to capture the asteroid in Earth orbit by adjusting its starting...
The Gas Laws lab uses a syringe, masses, a thermometer, a hotplate, and a water and ice bath to investigate Boyle’s Law and Charles’s Law. It is part of High School Virtual Physics Lab, a set of...
This is an adaptation of a common clinical test for color vision disorders. Students arrange colored discs then analyze the results to identify color vision deficiencies.

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The Image Formation Using Lenses lab uses an optical bench to determine the focal length of a converging lens and to investigate the relationship between the object distance and the image distance....
The Addition of Force Vectors lab uses a force table to investigate the vector addition of forces. It is part of High School Virtual Physics Lab, a set of 24 iPad apps for use in the classroom. ...
The Refraction of Light lab uses a refraction cell and a ray box to investigate Snell’s Law of Refraction, total internal reflection, and the critical angle of refraction. It is part of High School...
The Newton’s Second Law lab uses a laboratory cart to investigate the relationships between the force applied to an object and the mass and acceleration of the object. It is part of High School...
This is a demonstration of additive and subtractive color mixing, or the mixing of colored lights and colored pigments. The proportion of the primary colors in a color mixture can be adjusted, and...
A process called Fourier analysis can be used to mathematically break down any image into a number of basic components. By manipulating these components and then reassembling them, a variety of...
The Motion of a Pendulum lab uses a mass on a string to investigate the relationships between the mass, length, amplitude, and period of oscillation of a pendulum. It is part of High School...
The Archimedes Principle lab uses a laboratory balance, a metal sample, and graduated cylinders containing water and alcohol to investigate Archimedes’ Principle and to use Archimedes’ Principle to...
The Centripetal Force lab uses a centripetal force apparatus to investigate the relationships between the centripetal force on an object and the mass, velocity, and radius of revolution of the...
The Momentum and Impulse lab uses a laboratory cart to investigate the relationship between the impulse exerted on a constant mass and the resulting change in the momentum of the mass. It is part...
Stereograms create an illusion of depth because slightly different images are presented to each eye. They simulate the real-world situation in which each eye views the world from a slightly...
The Gravity lab uses a position sensor to examine the relationship between the position, velocity, and acceleration of a free-falling body. It is part of High School Virtual Physics Lab, a set of...
The Ohm’s Law lab uses a resistor, a power supply, a voltmeter, and an ammeter to investigate the relationships between the voltage, current, and resistance in a circuit. It is part of High School...
The Conservation of Momentum lab uses two colliding bodies to investigate elastic and inelastic collisions and compare kinetic energy. It is part of High School Virtual Physics Lab, a set of 24...
The RC Circuits lab uses a power supply, voltmeters, capacitors, and resistors to investigate RC circuits. It is part of High School Virtual Physics Lab, a set of 24 iPad apps for use in the...
The Work and Energy Using an Electric Motor lab uses an electric motor and other equipment to investigate energy efficiency. It is part of High School Virtual Physics Lab, a set of 24 iPad apps...
The Speed of Sound lab uses a resonance chamber to measure the wavelength of a sound wave and determine an experimental value for the speed of sound in air. It is part of High School Virtual...
The Joule Heating lab uses a calorimeter to investigate electrical energy and thermal energy. It is part of High School Virtual Physics Lab, a set of 24 iPad apps for use in the classroom. To see...
The Friction lab uses a friction block to determine the coefficients of static friction and kinetic friction for two surfaces in contact. It is part of High School Virtual Physics Lab, a set of 24...
TrainSet 3D is an homage to that classic HyperCard stack. Design your own tracks and run the steam locomotive around them. If you crash, no worries, repair is just a tap away. Fun for kids of...
Illusions are fun and interesting to view, but more importantly they provide insights into how our visual system works. By discovering ways in which the visual system can be “fooled,” we can learn...